It Came From the 1950s!: Popular Culture, Popular Anxieties
Darryl Jones & Elizabeth McCarthy & Bernice M. Murphy
Language: English
Anthropology Cultural & Social Film General History & Criticism Media Studies Performing Arts Social Science Sociology Theater
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Published: Jan 1, 2011
Description:
An eclectic and insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties and desires of their times. 1950s popular culture is analysed by leading scholars and critics such as Christopher Frayling, Mark Jancovich, Kim Newman and David J. Skal.